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My dolopomyrmex pilatus queen and tunnels 3 31 15
Dolopomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae containing the single species Dolopomyrmex pilatus.
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- My dolopomyrmex pilatus queen and tunnels 3 31 15
- Dolopomyrmex pilatus queen digging her founding chamber llano california 3 20 2015
- Distribution and habitat
- Etymology
- References
Dolopomyrmex pilatus queen digging her founding chamber llano california 3 20 2015
Distribution and habitat
The genus is known from the western and the southwestern United States, where the ants live in arid desert habitats, likely with an almost exclusively subterranean life style.
Etymology
The genus name is derived from ancient Greek dolops, dolopos ("lurker in ambush") + Greek myrmex, myrmekos ("ant"); the specific name of the type species (D. pilatus) is derived from the pilum (a javelin commonly used by the Roman army), making Dolopomyrmex pilatus the "spear-bearing ambush ant".
References
Dolopomyrmex Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA